U+122B1 "𒊱" Cuneiform Sign Sha3 Times Gish Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
𒊱
U+122B1 "𒊱" Cuneiform Sign Sha3 Times Gish is a specific sign from the ancient Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform script, representing a ligature or compound sign that combines the phonetic element "sha3" (or "ša3") with the determinative or logographic component "gish", which typically signifies "wood", "tree", or "timber". This character is part of the Cuneiform Numbers and Punctuation block within the Unicode standard, encoded for digital representation and scholarly use, particularly in the study of Mesopotamian languages and texts. Its use helps to convey nuanced phonetic or semantic meanings in cuneiform writing, often appearing in administrative, legal, or literary tablets from ancient Mesopotamia.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+122B1 |
| Version Added | 5.0 |
| Name | Cuneiform Sign Sha3 Times Gish |
| Block | Cuneiform |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | 𒊱 |
| HTML Hex Encoding | 𒊱 |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xF0 0x92 0x8A 0xB1 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0xD808 0xDEB1 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000122B1 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \ud808\udeb1 |